I'm ready to pack it all up and head to the beach! It's almost summer and that means warm Gulf of Mexico will be calling my name. Luckily for us, we live about 25 minutes away from the Mississippi Gulf coast or 2-2.5 hours away from Alabama Gulf Shores and the Florida's Emerald Coast. Today we're sharing 2 new beach inspired printables for children and 2 of previously shared kids beach printables you have loved in the past. My kids are older but when they were little planning our family Continue Reading
Frugal Fridays – 5 Ways to Save Money on Teen Clothing
Teens can quickly develop expensive taste when it comes to clothing. Mine is very casual but others find clothing gives them of individuality. You want to give them the styles they love, but chances are you don’t want to blow your budget doing so. Take a look below at some helpful ways to save money on teen clothing. With a little creativity, you can get them dressed for much less. 1. Shop outlet stores and save Many name brand clothing stores such as Gap have outlet stores. Look online Continue Reading
Travel Tips: Five Ways to Avoid Jet Lag Before You Ever Board The Plane #BayouTravel
The key to travel is to return without feeling like you need another vacation, from your vacation. Tough life right? Well for some, jet lag is a pain in the neck…literally. Few things can leave you feeling worse than a case of jet lag. Fortunately, it can also be dealt with fairly easily. There are plenty of things you can do to avoid this frustrating travel reality even before you ever get on the plane. Here are five things you can do pretravel to avoid jet lag the next time you head off Continue Reading
Going to #NOLA for a Cruise? Food Experience for Foodies: New Orleans Cooking Experience #NOCE
With multiple cruise-liners departing from New Orleans, it's no wonder why cruise Ship travelers account for the largest percentage of visitors to the city annually. But with so many attractions and tour options available, it's hard for cruise newbies and veterans to select their NOLA to-do list! We're taking the guess work out by selecting several of our favorite NOLA experiences and sharing them with our readers. Today we're sinking our teeth into the New Orleans Cooking Experience. The Continue Reading
Carnival Cruise: Inside Carnival Triumph, New Orleans’ New Cruise Ship #BayouTravel
I don't say no to a cruise ship, especially a Carnival Cruise ship in New Orleans! Can you blame me? But seriously, I love when New Orleans (or any Carnival departure port) gets a new cruise ship to the area. It's a good local tourism boost. With Carnival Elation leaving New Orleans for Jacksonville, that means bigger and better for NOLA cruisers. Carnival Triumph will feature more than 500 staterooms and suites with private balconies and will represent a 34 percent capacity increase on the Continue Reading
How to Endure Extended Flights in 7 Simple Steps #BayouTravel
Extended flights can be a major pain in the neck if you don’t prepare ahead of time. Travel is hard enough without being curled up in a tiny seat for hours at a time. Still, there are a number of things that can be done to make your trip much more comfortable. The key is to plan ahead of time. Here are seven things in particular that you can do to make your extended flights more comfortable: Dress for Comfort There are people out there that are perfectly comfortable in a business suit and Continue Reading
Adventures in the Smokies – Outdoor Gravity Park Pigeon Forge Tennessee #BayouTravel
What's the point of going to the mountains if you can have a little adventure? Years ago my daughter and husband, along with other members of our family, experienced ZORB® Smoky Mountains which was their first site in the USA. My daughter was probably 8 or 10 at the time and very adventurous (even to this day) compared to my son or myself. The "hamster ball" which allows you to roll down a mountain either wet or dry (depending on weight and desired speed) with the Smoky Mountains as your Continue Reading
Crosby Arboretum – Outdoor Family Attractions in Picayune Mississippi #BayouTravel
Our lives are super hectic! Not in a bad way, we are simply preoccupied with life. When we are not at work, school, team sports and community projects, we like to travel. since we can't go away every weekend, we make it a point to explore our own area. Less than 20 minutes from our home in Louisiana is Picayune, Mississippi. My son and husband usually make a trip to Picayune at least once a month if not more. We usually head over the the scrap yard, barber shop for my son and have a meat Continue Reading
Smoky Mountain Wineries Breweries & Distilleries – Smoky Mtn Attractions Pt1 #BayouTravel
Message below is suitable for 21+ On my last visit to the Smoky Mountains (I could have sworn I wrote about it but guess I didn't) my husband and I visited several wineries in the area. Advertised as the Smokey Mountain Wine Trail guests can visit several wineries and tour their facilities. While you're there, guests can enjoy the unique variety and flavor of some of their most popular flavors. One that comes to mine is Mountain Valley Winery which is in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Continue Reading
Chattanooga Area Attraction Spotlight – Historic Western & Atlantic Museum & Tour #BayouTravel
One of my favorite things to do when traveling with my family is utilizing the first day of travel to get more bang for your buck! Since we love to travel overnight as much as possible, this mean we arrive at our destination in the morning or late morning before we can check into our hotel or resort. Using this time to visit smaller museums and attractions is a great way to add travel time and stretch our legs before we take a nap after check-in. On this trip we visited On our recent Continue Reading
Our Thoughts: CLUB WYNDHAM Timeshare Presentation-Margaritaville Island Hotel Pigeon Forge Tn
Don't we look so happy? Exhausted is more like it! Well, this is my family after a 2 hour long timeshare presentation. After 10 years of traveling to the Smokies for Thanksgiving we decided to do our 1st timeshare presentation with CLUB WYNDHAM. No, I didn't buy but I thought I would share my experience to my loyal readers. In general there are pros and cons to travel but attending a timeshare presentation is something many travelers enjoy participating. Well...I'm sure they don't Continue Reading
Did You Know? Travel Series – Historic Towns in Bulgaria #BayouTravel
This is the 4th edition in our "Did you Know?" Travel Series. You can find other European cities and attractions in our previous post ~~> London's Bridge Tower & St. Paul's Cathedral and Croatia by following the links above or searching Did you Know? Travel Series in our search bar. Are you familiar with the Belogradchick Rocks? Belogradchick Rocks are located in northwestern Bulgaria on the foothills of the Balkan Mountains. The rocks hare a Natural Landmark by the Bulgarian Continue Reading